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I need to make a decision... CF HOOD PICS!!!
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EVO 3
at some point all CF hood's crack. weather its from something falling on it, opening it a tiny bit too far and it cracks by the hinges, you close it a little too rough and it cracks by the latch, or some jackass leans on it with his/her fatass...someway, somehow it will crack.
at some point all CF hood's crack. weather its from something falling on it, opening it a tiny bit too far and it cracks by the hinges, you close it a little too rough and it cracks by the latch, or some jackass leans on it with his/her fatass...someway, somehow it will crack.
not worried about it. im more interested in the weight savings
than the look. this is a cheap way to drop 20lbs off without gutting the car. i like to have my interior 
i wont be using the latch most likely, either. it comes with hood pins that mount to pre-existing holes in the upper radiator support. hooray!
EVO 3 hood...cut out all the webbing underneath and make yourself an "H" or "X" brace out of some aluminum straps for a little support and I bet it'll come in close to the same weight as the CF hood.
Although it seems like the CF hood is already in the works
. Do yourself a favor, get hood pins w/locks
seems like western mass is a breeding ground for low-life thieves.
Although it seems like the CF hood is already in the works
. Do yourself a favor, get hood pins w/locksseems like western mass is a breeding ground for low-life thieves.
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no, im bolting on a 4g Sedan VIS OEM style carbon fiber hood.
because i recently acquired a complete 4g63 swap, that im having bored out to 2.4L and tossing in forged parts that ive already bought.
I don't understand, you want to make your own Evo yet you're going with a crappy all motor engine in comparison to the Evo's heritage of a turbo charged, small displacement, engine.
eh. id rather reliability and instant low end torque for autocross. its not a drag car. its not a high speed car. its just going to be a nice 2.4L all motor 250whp daily driver with gobs of torque.
I'm fairly sure that a turbo will make far more gobs of torque for less than all motor and I'm pretty sure all the rally/autocross teams successfully use turbo applications.
well, it was either a used 2.0T, 200whp that needed an overhaul for 2000, or a NEW 2.4L 250whp, forged for 1250.
you do the math
you do the math
eventually that is what i want
but for now i want a basic MS tune for 87 octane, making as much power as possible. gonna build a nice high-revving head as well.
I still would have gone boosted. And why is it only 200whp? If you overhaul, I would expect much more. Throw a twin scroll manifold and a Evo 6.5 TME turbo on there and you'll have more than 250whp with much more torque on the low end.Quoted post[/post]]
well, it was either a used 2.0T, 200whp that needed an overhaul for 2000, or a NEW 2.4L 250whp, forged for 1250.
you do the math
overhaul meaning spending the $$ to get everything like new again... valve work... rings... headgasket, general maintenance... it was actually cheaper to build a NEW N/A motor than to swap a stock turbo motor in.
plus the wiring. oh god the wiring. the turbo has ALOT more shit to wire up than the N/A.
plus the wiring. oh god the wiring. the turbo has ALOT more shit to wire up than the N/A.
:word:
im leaving to get the hood this afternoon
It wasn't an OEM c/f hood, it was an EVO5 hood for 4g sedan... but...
the headlights are crystal clear, just dirty from the 700mi round trip.
Looks good.
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